1713 in Wales

Centuries:	16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th;
Decades:	1690s; 1700s; 1710s; 1720s; 1730s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1713 in Great Britain Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1713 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

January - On the death of the Earl of Carbery (see Deaths), the Golden Grove estate in Carmarthenshire is inherited by John Vaughan (1693–1765), who would rebuild Gelli Aur mansion.
April - As a result of the death of Edmund Meyrick, a large bequest is left to Jesus College, Oxford, for scholarships for students from Wales.^[1]
12 November - Following the general election, Sir Humphrey Mackworth is replaced as MP for Cardiganshire by the Whig Thomas Johnes the elder, after a scandal involving the collapse of his Company of Mine Adventures; in the same year, forms the Company of Mineral Manufacturers which remains in business for only six years.

21 March - Francis Lewis, merchant, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1803)
December - Josiah Tucker, economist (d. 1799)
date unknown - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (d. 1777)

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